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Abbotsford Airshow: Heroes of the Skies

The Abbotsford International Airshow takes place Aug. 12-14 and includes US Navy Super Hornets and the Breitling Jet Team
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Award-winning photograph taken at the 2015 Abbotsford International Airshow. Photo by Amateur Photographer of the Year


By JIM REITH, President Abbotsford Airshow

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2016 Abbotsford International Airshow B次元官网网址 Heroes of the Skies! Gadgets, special suits, technology and the coolest flying machinesB次元官网网址 Learn what it takes to be a HERO at the 2016 Abbotsford International Airshow!

From August 12-14, Heroes of the Skies take flight over the Fraser Valley for the 54th annual Abbotsford International Airshow. Watch in awe as we welcome back the world-class Breitling Jet Team from Europe in the second and final year of their North American tour. Explore the McDonaldB次元官网网址檚 Kids Zone and Science World on the Road! Experience FridayB次元官网网址檚 twilight show and fireworks finale! And, watch in awe as the ScreaminB次元官网网址 Sasquatch Jet Waco, Boeing and US Navy Super Hornets, Snowbirds, Skyhawks and others take to the sky!

The Airshow is pleased to welcome the involvement of several key players in the aviation industry, including Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Eurofighter and more. Spectators will see BoeingB次元官网网址檚 involvement in dramatic fashion B次元官网网址 as the aerospace giant will bring two jets to do corporate flying demos with a full array of simulated weapons, a simulation trailer and the test pilot will be available to talk about the exceptional capabilities of the aircraft. Lockheed Martin and Eurofighter are also on-site in various capacities with educational and promotional pieces.

B次元官网网址淎n aspect of the AirshowB次元官网网址檚 strategic vision is to strengthen key partnerships with aerospace organizations such as AIAC Pacific who produce an annual Aerospace & Defence trade show in conjunction with our airshow, and the CBAA which will hold its annual convention next year at Abbotsford in conjunction with the airshow as well.   Looking to the future, we expect the Abbotsford Airshow will have a major aerospace trade show event occurring in the days prior to the public weekend show in the style of Farnborough and Paris airshows.B次元官网网址

Heroes of the Skies tell the stories of everyday women and men who work hard to make the world a better place, in their own communities and beyond. We are proud to honour them at this yearB次元官网网址檚 Abbotsford International Airshow! Tickets for this action-packed weekend are available at Save-On-Foods or by clicking .

Next Generation BC Amateur Photographer of the Year

Finalists for this yearB次元官网网址檚 4th annual Next Generation BC Amateur Photographer of the Year contest have now been selected. From Vernon to Victoria and from Surrey to Smithers, seventy finalists have been chosen from all corners of BC to move forward and compete in an intense competition at the Abbotsford International Airshow, where they will race against the clock to complete daily photo challenges. Finalists will shoot 10 of their best photographs and/or videos, to be reviewed by a judging panel B次元官网网址 one will come out with the title of 2016 Next Generation Amateur Photographer of the Year. Almost 3,000 entries were received from 80 B.C. communities.

Whether youB次元官网网址檙e a finalist or not, this is a show you wonB次元官网网址檛 want to miss: The Abbotsford International Airshow is world-renowned for its prestigious performers and family-friendly entertainment. The 2016 Airshow on August 12th through 14th will feature two jet teams, (Snowbirds and the European Breitling Jet Teams ) a Friday twilight show with fireworks, the Canadian Forces Skyhawks parachute team, and the US military jet, the Super Hornet to name but a few. More details visit .

Photographhs by Ken McAllister - 2015 Next Generation Amateur Photographer of the Year. Photographs featured from the 2015 Abbotsford Airshow.

 

 

Congratulations to all of the finalists in the 2016 Next Generation Amateur Photographer of the Year contest, sponsored by , the , and Black Press. To see photo gallery . See you there!

Maria

Allister

Chilliwack

William

Anderson

Surrey

Anthony

Bucci

Abbotsford

Yun

Chang

Vernon

Simon

Chornick

Mission

Erin Zoe

Chow

Abbotsford

Chelsea

Conroy

Salmon Arm

Sarah

Danks

Victoria

Kevin

Demers

Nanaimo

Nathan

Domarchuk-White

Armstrong

Graham

Dorsay

BC

Freda

du Plessis

Abbotsford

Christina

Dutkowski

Mission

Steve

Dutt

Surrey

Ollie

Elec

Surrey

Wade

Fotherby

Ladysmith

Cody

Gannon

Penticton

Prem

Gatha

Nelson

David

Giesbrecht

Nanaimo

Mike

Gonzales

Surrey

Wendy

Hanson

Chilliwack

Angeline

Haslett

Harrison Hot Springs

Pat

Hildebrandt

Chilliwack

Sherri

Jelinski

Abbotsford

Brad

Joanisse

Victoria

Betty

Johnston

Abbotsford

Rod

Jones

Abbotsford

Angel

Jury

Duncan

Paul

Kendall

Abbotsford

Jimmy

Kim

Victoria

Leonard

Klassen

Abbotsford

Patricia

Kolida

Smithers

Ray

Krause

Abbotsford

Lihua

Li

Surrey

Robert

MacLeod

Abbotsford

Sean

Maier

Brentwood Bay

Brent

Martin

Coquitlam

Kenneth

Matwick

Nanaimo

Ken

McAllister

Surrey

Jordan

McGrath

Vernon

Stuart

McRitchie

Langley

Neil

Medcalf

Victoria

Joan

Moore

Agassiz

James

Munroe

Lone Butte

Ted

Nodwell

Vancouver

Jocelyn

Palmer

Maple Ridge

Kelly

Pape

West Kelowna

Roland

Proft

Chilliwack

John

Richardson

Victoria

Adam

Roemer

Vernon

Todd

Ross

Nanaimo

Harold

Schock

Kelowna

Amy

Shaw

Comox

William

Snow

Chilliwack

Rod

Steensland

Chilliwack

Heather

Toews

Abbotsford

Jordan

Viveiros

Agassiz

Nicholas

Wemyss

Maple Ridge

Michael

Wigg

Victoria

Kyle

Wynia

Abbotsford

Randy

Cosenzo

White Rock

Graham

Howard

Nanaimo

Nikki

Vogt

Chilliwack

Craig

Neufeld

Surrey

Michelle

Irvine

Surrey

Heather

Littlejohn

Langley

Hal

Whyte

Penticton

Erin

Bartley

Langley

Kara

Davidson

Langley

Julia

Garcia

Pitt Meadows

 





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